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Thanksgiving Puzzles for Kids

Crosswords, Jigsaw Puzzles and Other Games For Young Puzzlers

By Dave Fisher, About.com

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It's that time of year when families get together and celebrate the bountiful harvest. Here are some puzzles and games with a Thanksgiving theme to keep the kids amused and occupied.

Thanksgiving Games

Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz
See how much you know about Thanksgiving Day history with this fun, interactive trivia quiz.

Thanksgiving Concentration
Test your memory with a Thanksgiving version of the classic memory game. There are two levels of difficulty and you can race against the clock!
Easy (4x4) Concentration Game | Hard (6x6) Concentration Game

Thanksgiving Tic-Tac-Toe
Play this Thanksgiving version of tic-tac-toe against the computer. Betcha can't win one!

Turkey Swap
In this online game, the object is to swap the positions of the turkeys and pigs in as few moves as possible.

Pin the Snood on the Turkey Game
An online variation of the classic children's game. (Javascript)

Spot the Differences
See if you can beat the clock and find the seven differences between the two pictures before your time runs out.

Word Search Puzzles

Thanksgiving Day Word Search
Easy word search puzzle game. Find the hidden words associated with the Thanksgiving holiday. Java

Here are some printable word search puzzles with a Thanksgiving Day theme.

Crossword Puzzles

Journey to Plymouth
A Thanksgiving themed crossword puzzle courtesy of the New York Times Learning Network. Solve online or print and solve.

The Pilgrims
Another themed puzzle from the New York Times Learning Network.

Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle
Easy, interactive criss-cross puzzle from abcteach.

BlackDogs' Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle
An online crossword puzzle of medium difficulty from BlackDog.

Teachers can print these puzzles out for classroom solving.

Jigsaw Puzzles

Thanksgiving Jigsaw Puzzles
Online jigsaw puzzle game with a Thanksgiving theme. Subjects include Pilgrims and the Mayflower. Each puzzle comes in both easy and challenging versions. JigZone.

Turkey Jigsaw Puzzle
Easy interactive jigsaw puzzle.

Walking Turkey Jigsaw Puzzle
Cute little puzzle, but the sound effects can be pretty annoying.

BlackDog's Thanksgiving Jigsaw Puzzles
These easy jigsaw puzzles feature turkeys and good eating.

Thanksgiving Jigsaw Puzzle
This puzzle has 48 pieces, but can be adapted from 6 to 247 pieces. JigZone.

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